Reddit reviews Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

This was one of the stories in the collection "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" by Alvin Schwartz. These books are a collection of folktales from the US. In the back on the book there are notes addressing the regions were each story was collected.

Link to the Ribbon Story

Link to the book

This book has been terrifying children for over 30 years now:
http://www.amazon.com/Scary-Stories-Tell-Alvin-Schwartz/dp/0060835206

This reminds me of trying to write stories in elementary school. I had a deep fascinating with the horror genre after reading Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark as well as getting to the Goosebumps series. I decided that's where my focus was going to be and thus my first attempts at writing consisted of stories like "Rollercoaster of Doom" and "Balloon of Death" (mind you, I was in fourth or fifth grade...and in the latter story it was a hot air balloon).

Unfortunately my teacher decided this fascinating with the morbid was a problem and ratted me out to my parents who treated it like some sort of a problem. I knew the difference between fantasy and reality but I loved watching Are You Afraid of the Dark and wanted to cultivate my ability to tell a terrifying tale. They didn't see it that way and with the aid of my teacher insisted I write on happier subjects.

I think I could have been the next Stephen King. That rollercoaster of doom was a fucking monster, I tell ya.

I have seen plenty of children's books tattoos, I think it's fine - you wouldn't be the first, anyway!


As a side note, did you know the publisher changed the illustrations in the new prints of the books? They took out the awesome ones and put in boring safe ones. I am glad I bought all 3 books when I did!

I don't know what is up with your link... but here

http://www.amazon.com/Scary-Stories-Tell-Alvin-Schwartz/dp/0060835206/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1303288068&sr=8-1

Harold was awesome. The Wendigo and Me Ti Doughy Walker always got me too.

Edit: Apparently they republished the series but with different illustrations. That totally destroys the book for me and Amazon reviews are vicious.

Bastards took all of Stephen's drawings out of the books.

Me too. It's unfortunate that they've "updated" the books with new, much lamer illustrations.

I could go on a huge rant about how today's kids are bubble-wrapped and how we had way cooler shit in our childhoods but I won't.

This is what it looks like since 2010:

http://www.amazon.com/Scary-Stories-Tell-Alvin-Schwartz/dp/0060835206

Was it Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark ? Definitely gave me nightmares in elementary school.

Click the book cover on the left to look inside and see the new art. I am disappoint.

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Unfortunately, it looks like they've republished it with pictures that don't haunt your dreams...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060835206

Edit: Link